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Carrying on the Legacy of Barack Obama: Chairman Maxine Waters Works to End Homelessness
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced H.R. 1856, the Ending Homelessness Act of 2019, legislation that provides a comprehensive plan for every person experiencing homelessness in...
Phillis Wheatley – The One Who Rose Above
Phillis Wheatley was born in Gambia or Senegal on the west coast of Africa about 1753. In 1761, once she was around eight years old, Phillis Wheatley was abducted and brought to Boston. She was a small, sick child who caught the attention of John and Susanna Wheatley....
Should You Trace Your Ancestry via DNA Testing? – These DNA Testing Companies Can Help
DNA tests are conducted to determine the ancestral and cultural bloodlines of humans. DNA tests are also used to diagnose overall health and any potential vulnerability you have resulting from inherited diseases. A DNA test is also known as a “genetic test”. It can...
Is Rap/Hip-Hop Poetry or Is It Its Own Art Form?
Rap/hip hop music originated from the black community in the United States but has also been adopted by other cultures and races around the world. It has many attributes that easily make it a form of poetry however it has certainly turned into its own thing and does...
Lucille Clifton- Strength and Endurance Through Adversity
Born in Depew, New York, on June 27, 1936, Lucille Clifton was a prolific and widely respected poet. She has several accolades under her belt as she is a Pulitzer Prize nominee and the recipient of the University of Massachusetts Press Juniper Prize among other...
How does wearing your hair natural affect you in the job market?
In the western world, afro-textured hair has traditionally been treated with disdain, by members of all ethnicities. Though racial discrimination is slowly fading as the workplace becomes more accepting of a more diverse array of workplace fashions, the western...
Haki Madhubuti – Writing from the Personal to the Political
Born on February 23, 1942, as Donald LEE, Dr. Haki R. Madhubuti is an African-American poet, author, and founder of Third World Press, the country's oldest black-owned independent publishing house. Early Life and Education Haki Madhubuti’s childhood was far from an...
Maya Angelou Biography
This is a biography of Maya Angelou poet, author, and civil rights activist among many other things. Ms. Angelou’s inspiring life moves from a troubled childhood to become one of the most important icons in the literary world and in global human rights movements....
4 Important African-American Monuments You Need to Visit
Monuments provide an opportunity to learn and reflect. However, many don’t realize there are many important African-American inspired and designed monuments just waiting to be explored. Most of these monuments serve as a testament to the struggles, achievements, and...
7 Reasons You Need to Visit the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington D.C.
What comes to your mind when someone mentions a museum? Most likely you’ve thought of a place with ancient artifacts, history, treasure, knowledge, art and more. So, it should come as no surprise that tourists travel thousands of miles to visit such historic museums...
This Month in Black History – April 11, 1968 Civil Rights Act is signed by Lyndon B. Johnson
The civil rights movement was a struggle for social justice that took place mainly during the The 1950s and 1960s. Many blacks used this as a platform to gain equal rights under the law in the United States. The Civil War had officially abolished slavery, but it...
War For Your Soul: The REAL N-#&&*r$ of America
Thank you, Donald John Trump. God did put you in the White House. Just to show the world who the REAL niggers of America truly are. Now that the whole entire world knows what you are and why Black people in the United States behave the way they do, we can say it is...
